tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post2971521285827886085..comments2024-01-08T18:08:40.779-06:00Comments on Family Archaeologist: Dear God, please let it come true!Linda Gartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-29960624419794264452011-10-27T19:03:47.492-05:002011-10-27T19:03:47.492-05:00I think you struck a chord with this post. I'...I think you struck a chord with this post. I'm the 18th comment! What I wouldn't give to have something like this.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-85485585354351772272011-10-27T16:44:07.831-05:002011-10-27T16:44:07.831-05:00Some blog gremlin was at work and deleted this nic...Some blog gremlin was at work and deleted this nice comment from Lisa -- but claim the author (I assume that's me) did it. So I'm reposting from my email notification. Lisa found the nail polish color - which looks like the same color Mom swiped right into her diary:<br /><br />Lisa has left a new comment on your post "Dear God, please let it come true!": <br /><br />Love these articles. I was curious to see what colours her nails might have been: http://www.amazon.com/Lollipop-Butterscotch-Remover-Original-Advertisement/dp/B004GNXSVULinda Gartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-91902306084863304252011-10-27T01:58:45.961-05:002011-10-27T01:58:45.961-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326567102252442892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-27457340665421268122011-10-26T11:47:16.297-05:002011-10-26T11:47:16.297-05:00Linda, these are wonderful. Don't you wish you...Linda, these are wonderful. Don't you wish you could decipher the shorthand?Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985879247117518101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-78636764676981321872011-10-25T23:48:56.047-05:002011-10-25T23:48:56.047-05:00Good to see you at my blog Linda. i too enjoy tra...Good to see you at my blog Linda. i too enjoy trawling through the archives and reconstructing the stories of those who come before. Yours/your parent's is a terrific story.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-16986524741814954502011-10-25T20:22:12.812-05:002011-10-25T20:22:12.812-05:00Hello, Hello. Say Nancy, I'm quite sure it'...Hello, Hello. Say Nancy, I'm quite sure it's Pitman -- Mom often referred to it by name. I learned Gregg--three decades later. And Debi, I've got some feler out to decipher the Pitman secrets! Shirley-glad the hook brought you here! And Anonymous 2 --shhhh.Linda Gartzhttp://www.familyarchaeologist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-46838499270120861972011-10-25T19:39:51.230-05:002011-10-25T19:39:51.230-05:00Hey, like mother, like daughter. I like kissing Li...Hey, like mother, like daughter. I like kissing Lil's daughter. I think she may know some of them innuendos too.<br />BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-5372387822682335122011-10-25T18:38:22.518-05:002011-10-25T18:38:22.518-05:00You used a great hook in your Twitter update for t...You used a great hook in your Twitter update for this post, and it did not disappoint! You must be having a blast with this work.Shirleyhttp://www.100memoirs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-11191662776256851102011-10-25T14:48:21.151-05:002011-10-25T14:48:21.151-05:00Thanks for sharing a hot story. I thought it cute ...Thanks for sharing a hot story. I thought it cute that she switched to Pitmans shorthand. I know Pitmans so I'd have no trouble reading it...Sandy Arnonehttp://www.spittalstreet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-65070399818577960112011-10-25T14:38:42.424-05:002011-10-25T14:38:42.424-05:00Linda, Great to see your comment.Linda, Great to see your comment.Linda Gartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-55381584810362650492011-10-25T14:20:18.059-05:002011-10-25T14:20:18.059-05:00Hi Linda
Thanks for visiting my blog and following...Hi Linda<br />Thanks for visiting my blog and following. I love your site! I'll be back often!<br />LindaLinda Hoyehttp://lindahoye.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-23799838874820948902011-10-25T12:49:29.198-05:002011-10-25T12:49:29.198-05:00LOVE IT! I especially love that she thought she w...LOVE IT! I especially love that she thought she was pretty good at kissing.<br /><br />It would be interesting to know what the shorthand says. Although some things are better off left unsaid. :-)Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-13003417455704622932011-10-25T11:08:16.335-05:002011-10-25T11:08:16.335-05:00Are you sure this is Pitman shorthand? I'm th...Are you sure this is Pitman shorthand? I'm thinking it's Gregg...Nancy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113578015759750321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-29291637442785258242011-10-25T10:23:59.824-05:002011-10-25T10:23:59.824-05:00Katy, This was certainly a different era! "Ho...Katy, This was certainly a different era! "Hook-ups" were not the norm; in fact, hardly thought of. Just think how much more exciting all that kissing was--delayed gratification, for sure. Kathy--so great to hear from you! Right. We all know our parents and friends' parents as grown-ups after life batted had them about! I knew Mom had a very emotional side, but these entries even took me by surprise. Adrienne, the anticipation is the essence of romance back then -- and Lil's desire to wait for the date -- savoring the thought. Marian -- yep! I think romance novel aficionados would enjoyLinda Gartzhttp://www.familyarchaeologist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-15192755101131359442011-10-25T09:53:53.337-05:002011-10-25T09:53:53.337-05:00I'm with Lil. Anticipation is a great sauce fo...I'm with Lil. Anticipation is a great sauce for any dish.Adriennenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-58284182145063293042011-10-25T09:02:57.259-05:002011-10-25T09:02:57.259-05:00It must have been steamy as a jungle that night in...It must have been steamy as a jungle that night in Lincoln Park-- such restraint! 1-1/2 hours of just kissing! Your Mom is no slouch as a wordsmith- e.g. "innunendos of kissing". Good that the shorthand could be deciphered!KatyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-84117742048932334972011-10-25T08:29:43.897-05:002011-10-25T08:29:43.897-05:00Having known your mother as your mother, this has ...Having known your mother as your mother, this has me looking at her in a whole new light!Kathy Goldmannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853410677893201016.post-3732151179687680892011-10-25T08:05:40.358-05:002011-10-25T08:05:40.358-05:00I'm getting a little hot and sweaty myself jus...I'm getting a little hot and sweaty myself just reading about this...forget the romance novel, this is the real thing!Marian Kurznoreply@blogger.com